Business travellers will be able to enjoy resilient internet access on airport coaches across the UK in the near future, it has been revealed.
Excel Passenger Logistics has selected Icomera's Moovbox M200 mobile broadband system to provide free Wi-Fi on the coaches it operates to and from sites including Stansted and Manchester.
The M200 is designed to be a bridge between a vehicle and dedicated access to Ethernet-based local area network for on-board systems, as well as to offer the Wi-Fi services.
Graham Hayden, managing director at Excel Passenger Logistics, said: "We want passengers to enjoy the very highest level of service and the installation of free Wi-Fi on our fleet is a major part of our offering.
"For international passengers, the presence of free Wi-Fi avoids expensive data roaming fees that make using 3G connections aboard so unattractive."
News of the deal has come after it was confirmed that junior minister Stephen Timms is to replace Lord Carter as the driving force behind the provision of the UK's new Digital Britain broadband network.